Well I am up. Maybe the only one. I finally got tired of touring the hotel and looking at the ceiling above my bed, which thankfully is clean (the ceiling and the hotel by the way). So here is a post:
As mentioned, the hard-working coaching staff did head over to Morton's Steakhouse for a meal last night. I think we deserved it. Sadly, the NCAA does not allow for more than your traveling party of 9 to attend the opening ceremonies. Thus, our players went to Churchill Downs without us as we have brought along 9 players. Too bad for me as a huge horse racing fan but maybe another time. In any case, the reviews were positive and those that were able to attend had a nice time. We certainly ate well at Morton's and it helped to ease the disappointment.
We met up with coaches Schwartz and Tasso in the hotel atrium for the remainder of the NY Rangers game and enjoyed the fellowship and the 3-0 win for the blueshirts. Glad the bartender, who resembles the lead singer for the popular 80's progressive rock band "The Thompson Twins", was able to find the game and actually say a few words. He was about as sullen a fellow as you will find and probably better suited to be a night watchmen with no necessary human interaction.
The bed felt pretty good at the end of the day. I had the room temperature down to about 63 F so a good sleep avec (French for with) ear plugs was had by me. Again, no access to the breakfast as we only have 9 passes hence the hotel tour and search for some sustenance.
Let's see what the day has in store for us. We plan to practice at the tournament site at 3pm so perhaps I will find the hotel gym for a workout. Also, I would like to walk around the neighborhood and see what is out there. I hope I will be let onto the tournament grounds by the NCAA. Who knows...
Have a great day!
Nuff said...
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